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Newspaper
Indianapolis Sun
Location
Indianapolis, Indiana, United States of America
Date
Dec 04, 1903
Page
1
Dowie prepares to quit Zion City and sail for Australia to join his wife and son, while creditors push for repayment. Receivers in Chicago report Dowie may face obstacles to leaving before bankruptcy proceedings conclude, and some wonder if he will ever return.
Jon Weber aged eight and George Reed aged fifteen, both in Indiana Avenue, examined a revolver under a pillow. The gun discharged badly wounding Reed in the cheek. Weber surrendered at a police station and was released. Reed’s mother is deceased. Weber lives with his mother.
The case of James Redmond, who was warrant issued here, was continued until next Tuesday by Judge Whatson. Redmond's bond was fixed at $2,000.
An elevator crew on the Stevenson Building's fourth floor clashed over a note about security. A big man and a smaller man fought, leaving one with a black eye and the other with a sore jaw. The quarrel interrupted work briefly as officials separated the combatants. Cases continued show James McCloskey and seven others in a gambling house case, to be heard again on December al.
Read the seventh page for new liner advertisements listing farm for sale rooms for rent belo on for sale traveling man wanted gold watch, family washing wanted, cottages for rent, and a white man wanted.
Leo Nelson, previously assistant golf instructor at the Country club, was appointed golf instructor for Riverside park on Friday. He will replace Frank V. Lennon, who has held the post for two years. The park board set next Friday for a meeting when the railroad directors will discuss funding for the Riverside Park crossing.
The gambling cases against Gus Rabke Dan Smith Fred Heler John Shea Harry Walker and William Trot were called at 2 by Friday after arrests for keeping gambling houses.
Reading shows a string of varied incidents: a screen plant in Michigan burned with $710,000 loss. Frederick Drews of Chicago killed by a train. Timothy McCarty of New York jailed for extortion. Summer Swan mortally wounding Flarrison Fowler in Huntington West Virginia. Gammon alleging insult leading to a fatal shot on Peter Hearn in Greenwood Mississippi. Ohio considering a state home for crippled children with a $200,000 appropriation. a kidnap of Irvine Miller in Hampshire, Illinois. Edward Halleck in Cleveland imagining a ghost and leaping from a window. a big religious revival led by Evangeliat Oliver in Guthrie Ohio. business houses closed for services. Akron mayor Nelson Adams and Adams of Waterloo to meet after 47 years. a Philadelphia car sale scheme offering $5,000 and profit hopes. E R Dobbins in Holidayburg attacked by a bear and escaping. note on women preferring clear complexions and Burdock Blood Bitters. Barnum’s cider and cider vinegar ads. phone 19.
Receivers doubt the bold assurances as overburdened Dostie and his institutions face pressure. Followers of "IlMiah" vow no grumbling if paid, while Mondhys and Chey pledge to sacrifice assets to clear Zion’s indebtedness. They agree to settle outside depositors first and forego wages and deposits themselves.
Two elderly German inmates, Valentine Schwartz aged 40 and Caspar Bach 7B, share a daily visit in Indianapolis City Hospital. Valentine, sight impaired, walks poorly after years as a farmer, Caspar, a longtime butcher turned market gardener, has crippled feet. They converse in German, cherishing their companionship as others watch, puzzled by their private world.
Drs. Judge Whallon names her infant son Thomas Jr in honor of the lad’s illustrious sire. Friends are still congratulating him and hoping Thomas Jr will prove as good a man as his father.
A deputy prosecutor Charley Benedict wakes from a vivid dream of a grand jury and a heated convention at Tennison Hall. The scene blends voting, nominations, and a tense sense that Benedict is overlooked as speakers hail others, ending with a wakeful scare about his political fate.
In the Myersdale Pennsylvania coal region, multiple mining firms posted notices to reduce miners pay by 30 cents per ton, about 13 to 18 percent weekly wages. Secretary Wilson of the United Mine Workers says contracts run to April 1, 1904, and protests the breach. Officials expect 3,000 to 4,000 men affected as talks ponder a possible strike and responses from the union.
Electric Storage Battery Company of New Jersey asks federal court for one hundred thousand dollars in damages and an injunction against Dayton and Muncie Traction Company. The suit alleges infringement of a patent for a regulator system used in electric railway and electric power circuits.
Washington reports two new members sworn in by Speaker Cannon as Reed Smout expulsion petitions from New York and Connecticut are noted. Foraker proposes purchasing lam for a military post at Columbus. House to announce committee appointments at noon Saturday.
Rev H F Quisenberry of New Orleans accepts call to church in Hamilton area. He left a larger New Orleans church for health reasons, while Dr W C Taylor resigned to move to Petersburg. Also reported are a local death from a self made remedy and the capture of a U.S. Army deserter Albert Stevens from Greenville Ohio, to be confined in Columbus, Georgia.
George Rockwood cites rumors that Harry Cooper, accused killer of Fairmount marshal, escaped from Jeffersonville jail and was a paroled prisoner from Michigan City prison. He notes the claim circulating in papers and calls it unfounded.
Chicago officials hunt accomplices of four murder suspects after dynamite found in a northwestern house. Police believe the stash aimed to aid a jail break. Peter Neidemeier offered to reveal the cache for 4,000 dollars to secure freedom. A guard reported Neidemeier’s offer of 5,000 dollars to help escape.
Patrolmen found a starving horse at 142 Lindetsi, near Mrs. Leah Hudson, eating the manger. Claude Smith faced Judge Whallon on cruelty charges but was discharged after witnesses showed regular care, with the animal described as a curious “ostrich.” Hugh Collins and F S Hartman won prizes for sheep at an international show in Chicago.
The First German evangelical church in Hammond has incorporated, after the J Wooley coal company of Evajusville expanded capitalization from 350000 to 200000.
In Indianapolis on Thursday noon to night many manufacturers faced a car shortage. Kingan & Co had to use ordinary cars and several mills including Acme four mills Chandler Taylor Indianapails cotton mills and Hoosier four mills could not ship goods. Most plants closed for hours while trains began moving cars Friday night, improving the scene in the west-side yards.
Captain Alfred Dreyfus declared that if his case is revised as hoped he will demand reinstatement in the army and will immediately resign. Manchester reports England may have bought Chilean battleships to block Russia, with plans to resell to Japan. Belgrade notes King Peter aims to build a church at Topola in honor of Kara-George. Paris gossip claims Minister Pellatin spoke harshly on Gibraltar, saying taking it would be easy.
A man from Madison, a Democrat, approaches the governor’s office asking to meet the governor. He is informed the governor is out of state, then visits the desk and the secretary notes they welcome visitors from the other side of the house.
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